On November 21, the Georgia Libertarian Party filed a lawsuit against the nation’s most restrictive petition requirement for minor party or independent candidates, the Georgia petition requirement for U.S. House, for minor party and independent candidates. Cowen v Kemp, U.S. … Continue reading
The Virginia State Board of Elections had expected to certify the results of the November 7 election on November 20. However, three races are still undecided, and the Board feels it can’t certify them yet. See this story. … Continue reading
On November 17, the Ninth Circuit issued a four-page opinion, upholding the California Secretary of State’s refusal to allow the Independent Party to file as a political body. Independent Party v Padilla, 16-15895. In California, new parties generally qualify for … Continue reading
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear Husted v Ohio A. Philip Randolph Institute, 16-980, on January 10, 2018. This is the case over whether Ohio has been in violation of a federal law by purging voters too frequently. Thanks to … Continue reading
On November 19, Alabama’s largest newspaper, and two other major newspapers, have an identical front page editorial urging voters to vote for Doug Jones, the Democratic nominee. The editorials also say if the voter cannot do that, the voter should … Continue reading
